Holding tension in your body is your muscles staying switched on under stress. Here is what helps them relax, and when to get it checked.

A tight back is usually muscle tension held along the whole spine. Here is what makes it worse, what helps, and when to get it looked at.

Feeling stiff and achy all over is usually muscle stiffness from too little movement. Here is what helps, and when to get it checked.

One sore spot or knot in your back is usually a patch of tight muscle. Here is what helps and when to get it checked.

That compressed, scrunched feeling in your back after sitting is usually tired muscles. Here is how to ease it and when to get it checked.

A knot at the base of your neck is usually muscle tension from hunching over screens. Here is what helps, and when to get it checked.

Moving little and often does more for a stiff, achy body than one big effort. Here is how often to get up and when to get checked.

Releasing tension is about giving tight muscles a reason to let go. Here are simple ways to release it, and when to get it checked.

Tension down the whole back is usually tight muscle, not bones out of place. Here is what eases it, and when to get it checked.